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Pitt senior Phillips-Nwankwo eyeing different pathhttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3392458-pitt-senior-phillips-nwankwo-eyeing-path.html
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh senior forward Aron Phillips-Nwankwo has played less than 100 minutes in four seasons.
Still, the walk-on says he wouldn't change a thing. Phillips-Nwankwo will play his final regular season home game on Wednesday when the Panthers (19-11, 8-8 ACC) host Miami (18-11, 8-8). He will likely spend most of the game at the end of th...Tue, 03 Mar 2015 22:18:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3392458-pitt-senior-phillips-nwankwo-eyeing-path.html2015-03-03T22:18:00ZA trying Heat season now hitting the stretch runhttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3392312-trying-heat-season-hitting-stretch.html
MIAMI (AP) — To say the Miami Heat have been presented with a new problem every day since last season ended, that would be an exaggeration.
But not by much. For the Heat, strange has become normal. Players who weren't in Miami when the season began now find themselves in key roles, arguably the team's most vital player saw his season end after a major hea...Tue, 03 Mar 2015 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3392312-trying-heat-season-hitting-stretch.html2015-03-03T21:44:00ZThunder's Durant still out; Westbrook could return Wednesdayhttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3391990-thunders-durant-out-westbrook-return-wednesday.html
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant will be out at least another week for the Oklahoma City Thunder, but Russell Westbrook could return Wednesday against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Thunder coach Scott Brooks made the announcements Tuesday at practice. Durant had surgery on Feb. 22 to replace a screw from an operation for a broken bone in his right foot in Octo...Tue, 03 Mar 2015 20:09:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3391990-thunders-durant-out-westbrook-return-wednesday.html2015-03-03T20:09:00ZDenver Nuggets fire coach Brian Shawhttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3391892-denver-nuggets-fire-coach-brian-shaw.html
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets have fired coach Brian Shaw after 1½ seasons.
General manager Tim Connelly said in a statement Tuesday: "You won't find a better guy than Brian and he is one of the brightest basketball minds I've ever been around. Unfortunately things didn't go as we hoped, but we know with his basketball acumen that he has a very bright ...Tue, 03 Mar 2015 18:42:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3391892-denver-nuggets-fire-coach-brian-shaw.html2015-03-03T18:42:00ZFinal week of regular season filled with intriguing matchupshttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3390546-final-week-regular-season-filled-with-intriguing-matchups.html
Conference tournaments begin this week and there will be some important games for ranked teams in a few of the smaller leagues.
The Missouri Valley Conference tournament kicks off Thursday in St. Louis with No. 8 Wichita State and No. 11 Northern Iowa facing a potential second matchup this season if they can get the championship game.
...Tue, 03 Mar 2015 07:26:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3390546-final-week-regular-season-filled-with-intriguing-matchups.html2015-03-03T07:26:00ZDragic scores 21, Heat beat Suns 115-98 as tensions run highhttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3390434-dragic-scores-21-heat-beat-suns-115-98-tensions-high.html
MIAMI (AP) — Making no effort to downplay how much this win meant to him, Goran Dragic thanked the Miami Heat for his birthday present.
His birthday, by the way, is on May 6. Had it been any other opponent, Dragic said wouldn't have played through the back spasms that have pained him for a few days. But this was the Phoenix Suns, the team that called him ...Tue, 03 Mar 2015 04:59:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3390434-dragic-scores-21-heat-beat-suns-115-98-tensions-high.html2015-03-03T04:59:00ZJack's jumper gives Nets 110-108 win over Curry, Warriorshttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3390410-jacks-jumper-nets-110-108-win-curry-warriors.html
NEW YORK (AP) — There was no stopping Stephen Curry down the stretch, so Jarrett Jack shot over him.
Jack made a tiebreaking jumper with 1.1 seconds left and the Brooklyn Nets overcame Curry's stirring fourth-quarter comeback attempt to beat the Golden State Warriors 110-108 on Monday night. Curry, in a breathtaking flurry of outside shooting, brought the...Tue, 03 Mar 2015 04:29:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3390410-jacks-jumper-nets-110-108-win-curry-warriors.html2015-03-03T04:29:00ZSEC's Slive leery of making freshman athletes ineligiblehttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3390344-secs-slive-leery-making-freshman-athletes-ineligible.html
Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive says it would be best to wait until after the NCAA's new initial eligibility standards take effect in 2016 before considering whether to keep freshmen off the field.
Slive said in a statement to The Associated Press on Monday that if the goal is to improve graduation rates and grade-point averages, "we have ...Tue, 03 Mar 2015 01:17:01 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3390344-secs-slive-leery-making-freshman-athletes-ineligible.html2015-03-03T01:17:01ZHarden suspended 1 game for kicking James in the groinhttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3390280-harden-suspended-1-game-kicking-james-groin.html
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has suspended Houston star James Harden one game without pay for kicking LeBron James in the groin.
The All-Stars and Olympic teammates became tangled in the third quarter of Houston's 105-103 victory over Cleveland on Sunday and Harden fell back to the court, then kicked his foot up into James. Harden was given a flagrant foul 1 f...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 23:57:27 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3390280-harden-suspended-1-game-kicking-james-groin.html2015-03-02T23:57:27ZAt 27-3, Florida State looking like postseason threathttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3390126-27-3-florida-postseason-threat.html
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — The seats at Florida State's home arena are now the same color, no longer the hideous palette that made Sue Semrau cringe for 17 years.
"Man, it looks great," Semrau said. The same can be said about her team. When the NCAA tournament starts later this month, usual suspects like Connecticut, Notre Dame, Baylor and Tennessee will s...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 22:21:20 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3390126-27-3-florida-postseason-threat.html2015-03-02T22:21:20ZJordan, other NBA owners join Forbes' billionaire listhttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3389578-jordan-nba-owners-join-forbes-billionaire-list.html
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Jordan and some other NBA owners have reached new heights, landing on Forbes world list of billionaires.
Forbes released its list on Monday and noted that Jordan's net worth is estimated at $1 billion, thanks to his well-timed investment in the Charlotte Hornets. Steve Ballmer, who recently purchased the Los Angeles Clippers, tops ...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 21:37:08 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3389578-jordan-nba-owners-join-forbes-billionaire-list.html2015-03-02T21:37:08ZWild week leads to changes across AP Top 25 pollhttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3389968-wild-week-leads-to-changes-ap-top-25-poll.html
The stability of The Associated Press Top 25 these past several weeks blew up during a tumultuous week of big victories and upsets.
Kentucky, Division I's only undefeated team, remained entrenched at No. 1 after two routs. The Wildcats (29-0) were a unanimous choice for the fifth straight week after receiving all 65 first-place votes from a media panel Mo...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 21:15:05 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3389968-wild-week-leads-to-changes-ap-top-25-poll.html2015-03-02T21:15:05ZBill Gates repeats at top of Forbes' list of billionaireshttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3389030-bill-gates-repeats-top-forbes-list-billionaires.html
NEW YORK (AP) — The world's richest person got even richer this year. And a basketball superstar-turned-owner made the list for the first time.
Forbes said Monday that Bill Gates's net worth rose to $79.2 billion in 2015 from $76 billion last year. That put him at the top of the magazine's list of the world's billionaires for the second consecutive year. ...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 16:41:17 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3389030-bill-gates-repeats-top-forbes-list-billionaires.html2015-03-02T16:41:17ZLebanon bans basketball fans from games after brawlhttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3389288-lebanon-bans-basketball-fans-games-brawl.html
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon has banned basketball fans from attending games after a fist fight broke out between players from rival teams.
Sports and Youth Minister Abdul-Muttaleb Hinnawi told the local Al-Jadeed TV on Monday that the decision was taken by the interior minister. The decision came after a Sunday night game between Lebanon's most popular teams, t...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 16:03:38 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3389288-lebanon-bans-basketball-fans-games-brawl.html2015-03-02T16:03:38ZCurry scores 37, leads Warriors from 26 down to beat Celticshttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3388466-curry-scores-37-leads-warriors-26-to-beat-celtics.html
BOSTON (AP) — When you're sitting on the NBA's best record like the Golden State Warriors, you don't have to stress over every single game.
Because you usually win, anyway. Stephen Curry scored 37 points on Sunday night, and the Warriors erased a 26-point deficit to beat the Boston Celtics 106-101. Golden State won for the seventh time in nine tries to im...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 02:31:56 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3388466-curry-scores-37-leads-warriors-26-to-beat-celtics.html2015-03-02T02:31:56ZHarden's 33 points leads Rockets over Cavs 105-103 in OThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3388396-hardens-33-points-leads-rockets-cavs-105-103-ot.html
HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden has been putting up MVP-caliber numbers all season for the Houston Rockets.
Given the chance to go head to head with one of his biggest competitors for the award, Harden and the Rockets came out on top. Harden scored 33 points and Cleveland star LeBron James missed a pair of free throws with 4.2 seconds left in overtime, helpin...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 01:22:19 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3388396-hardens-33-points-leads-rockets-cavs-105-103-ot.html2015-03-02T01:22:19ZKaminsky, No. 5 Wisconsin beat Michigan State 68-61http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3388326-kaminsky-no-5-wisconsin-beat-michigan-68-61.html
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Bo Ryan posed a playful question after the game while glancing at the box score.
"Who's that Kaminsky guy?" the Wisconsin coach asked. That would be Frank Kaminsky, the athletic senior who had the best night of his impressive season in his last home game with the fifth-ranked Badgers.
Kaminsky sc...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 01:12:29 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3388326-kaminsky-no-5-wisconsin-beat-michigan-68-61.html2015-03-02T01:12:29ZPurvis scores 28 to lead UConn to 81-73 upset of No. 21 SMUhttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3388176-purvis-scores-28-to-lead-uconn-to-81-73-upset-no-21-smu.html
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — UConn's Ryan Boatright isn't ready to give up on the idea of making it back to the NCAA tournament.
Boatright scored 23 points and Rodney Purvis had a career-high 28 and the Huskies (17-11, 10-6 American) beat a ranked opponent for the first time this season, upsetting No. 21 SMU 81-73 on Sunday "We finally got a signature win under...Sun, 01 Mar 2015 22:56:26 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3388176-purvis-scores-28-to-lead-uconn-to-81-73-upset-no-21-smu.html2015-03-01T22:56:26ZGarnett buys 1,000 tickets for fans for next T-wolves gamehttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3387740-garnett-buys-1000-tickets-fans-t-wolves-game.html
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Garnett has purchased 1,000 tickets to Minnesota's next game in appreciation of Timberwolves fans for their welcome of his return to the team.
The Timberwolves made the announcement on Sunday morning. They host the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night. The freebies courtesy of the 15-time All-Star power forward will be available o...Sun, 01 Mar 2015 16:17:31 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3387740-garnett-buys-1000-tickets-fans-t-wolves-game.html2015-03-01T16:17:31ZCollinsworth leads BYU over No. 3 Gonzaga 73-70http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3387284-collinsworth-leads-byu-no-3-gonzaga-73-70.html
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Kyle Collinsworth believes BYU is peaking at the right time.
Collinsworth scored 20 points as the Cougars beat No. 3 Gonzaga 73-70 on Saturday night, ending the Bulldogs' school-record 22-game winning streak and perhaps costing them a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.
BYU has won six straight to boost its NCAA ho...Sun, 01 Mar 2015 07:09:25 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3387284-collinsworth-leads-byu-no-3-gonzaga-73-70.html2015-03-01T07:09:25ZAnthony Mason, rugged forward of 1990s Knicks, dies at 48http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3386494-anthony-mason-rugged-forward-1990s-knicks-dies-48.html
NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Mason's game was grit over glitz, more force than flash.
That might not fit some stereotypes of New York, but it was the perfect style for the Knicks of the 1990s, and made the rugged forward a beloved bruiser by teammates and fans. Mason died Saturday morning, the Knicks said. He was 48.
Form...Sun, 01 Mar 2015 02:07:10 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3386494-anthony-mason-rugged-forward-1990s-knicks-dies-48.html2015-03-01T02:07:10ZNo. 1 Kentucky beats No. 18 Arkansas 84-67 to clinch SEChttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3387150-no-1-kentucky-beats-no-18-arkansas-84-67-to-clinch.html
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Of all the impressive wins top-ranked Kentucky has collected in marquee games this season, Saturday's 84-67 dismantling of No. 18 Arkansas speaks a little louder than most.
The Wildcats clinched the Southeastern Conference regular-season title, and the Razorbacks rarely had a chance after the early minutes, a common theme in many of ...Sun, 01 Mar 2015 01:44:33 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3387150-no-1-kentucky-beats-no-18-arkansas-84-67-to-clinch.html2015-03-01T01:44:33ZCavaliers' Irving to miss second game with shoulder injuryhttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3387146-cavaliers-irving-to-second-game-with-shoulder-injury.html
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers will be without at least one All-Star on Sunday in Houston.
Point guard Kyrie Irving will miss his second straight game with a strained left shoulder, an injury the team had thought would only sideline him for one game. Irving injured his shoulder in the second half of Thursday night's home win over Golden State. He did not ...Sun, 01 Mar 2015 01:17:08 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3387146-cavaliers-irving-to-second-game-with-shoulder-injury.html2015-03-01T01:17:08ZThunder's Russell Westbrook has surgery on cheekbonehttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3387104-thunders-russell-westbrook-surgery-cheekbone.html
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook had surgery to repair a fracture to his right cheek Saturday and the NBA's hottest player will miss at least a game.
The Thunder said the surgery took place in Los Angeles, where they will play the Lakers on Sunday, and that Westbrook would be re-evaluated next week. Westbrook was hurt in the final se...Sun, 01 Mar 2015 00:53:51 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3387104-thunders-russell-westbrook-surgery-cheekbone.html2015-03-01T00:53:51ZHeat say Bosh has been released from hospitalhttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3387168-heat-bosh-released-hospital.html
MIAMI (AP) — Chris Bosh's first step toward recovery is complete. He's home.
The Miami Heat forward has been discharged from a South Florida hospital where he was treated for blood clots on one of his lungs. Bosh was hospitalized for just over a week and will still be monitored closely, but simply being released is a major step on his road back to health....Sun, 01 Mar 2015 00:22:12 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3387168-heat-bosh-released-hospital.html2015-03-01T00:22:12ZNo. 14 Maryland beats Michigan 66-56 for 5th straight winhttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3386938-no-14-maryland-beats-michigan-66-56-5th-straight-win.html
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Coming off an inspiring win over Wisconsin, Maryland sputtered at the outset against Michigan and trailed for a good portion of the first half.
The 14th-ranked Terrapins did have this going for them: They were playing at home, and that turned out to be the advantage they needed. Melo Trimble scored 19 points, and Maryland beat Mic...Sat, 28 Feb 2015 20:36:37 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3386938-no-14-maryland-beats-michigan-66-56-5th-straight-win.html2015-02-28T20:36:37ZBlazers come from behind for 115-112 win over Thunderhttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3386118-blazers-115-112-win-thunder.html
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — After the Portland Trail Blazers overcame Russell Westbrook's third straight triple-double, Damian Lillard sensed his team was recapturing its form of earlier this season.
Oklahoma City can only hope it didn't lose Westbrook along with the game. Lillard and LaMarcus Aldridge each scored 29 points and Portland rallied to beat the Okla...Sat, 28 Feb 2015 07:47:10 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3386118-blazers-115-112-win-thunder.html2015-02-28T07:47:10ZSurging Pacers beat Cavaliers 93-86 with James, Irving outhttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3386094-surging-pacers-beat-cavaliers-93-86-with-james-irving.html
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — George Hill took center stage with the biggest stars sitting.
Hill finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists, and capped the first triple-double of his career with three free throws in the final 30 seconds to seal the Indiana Pacers' 93-86 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night.
With LeBron J...Sat, 28 Feb 2015 05:59:37 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3386094-surging-pacers-beat-cavaliers-93-86-with-james-irving.html2015-02-28T05:59:37ZCavaliers lose to Pacers without James, Irvinghttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3385862-cavaliers-lose-to-pacers-without-james-irving.html
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — LeBron James couldn't carry the Cavaliers on his sore back Friday night.
So Cavaliers coach David Blatt put him on the bench. Blatt held the four-time MVP out of a 93-86 loss at Indiana for precautionary reasons. James had hurt his back while scoring a season-high 42 points in Thursday night's 110-99 win over Golden State.
...Sat, 28 Feb 2015 05:52:50 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3385862-cavaliers-lose-to-pacers-without-james-irving.html2015-02-28T05:52:50ZSurging Pacers hold off short-handed Cavaliers 93-86http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3385982-surging-pacers-hold-short-handed-cavaliers-93-86.html
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — George Hill took center stage with the biggest stars sitting.
Hill finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists, and capped the first triple-double of his career with three free throws in the final 30 seconds to seal the Indiana Pacers' 93-86 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night.
With LeBron J...Sat, 28 Feb 2015 04:17:28 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3385982-surging-pacers-hold-short-handed-cavaliers-93-86.html2015-02-28T04:17:28Z